Saturday, 30 June 2012

Diary of a Film Project: Part Four

The Editing Process

Thursday night saw our first “hands on” video editing session,
and it was also our last class of the year.

The learners were all new to Movie Maker, and so Clint talked them through the editing process
step by step on the white board, while they followed on the classroom computers. Clint had put a folder of video and audio
clips on each computer, and the learners were able to play around with the
material: selecting and editing clips to complement the monologues.

There were two issues here: first of all, two hours is not
sufficient to edit a whole film - even a short one like ours. Secondly, it isn’t
really possible to edit a film “by committee” (there were six learners working
on the editing process!) So, the learners
edited as much as they could (for first time editors they did very well indeed!)
and Clint will edit a final copy of the film and attempt to create a unified vision of the learners' vision. The class also has their work to date on DVDs, so they can work further on
editing their own “individual” versions of the film over the summer holidays if
they wish.

The final copy of the film will then be sent to my
colleague, Steve, who will add his own original soundtrack to the film. We can
then start planning our premiere and getting ready for our very own version of
the Oscars!

This was my last lesson with this particular class, who I
have worked with for the past three years. I’ve had a wonderful time with them:
not only have they been consistently motivated, cheerful and
enthusiastic, they also supported me unfailingly through my stressful DELTA
year and all these observed lessons, questionnaires and experiments. They have
shaped me and my teaching: I will miss them.

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Film Project 2012

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I am an ESOL teacher living in the Shetland Islands and working in a community education centre for adult learners. I am interested in almost everything to do with English Language Teaching, but am particularly keen on resource design and creative and learner centred approaches in ELT. I use this blog to reflect on my teaching and to share ideas and resources.
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